Middle Grades Education: English, B.S.

General Education (40-41 hours)

(see General Education  for list of approved courses) 

Program Requirements

• ENGL 1130 - Western Humanities I (HF)
• ENGL 1150 - Western Humanities II (HF)
• ENGL 2130 - Survey of American Literature (HF)
• ENGL 2230 - Survey of British Literature (HF)
• ENGL 2290 - Literature for the Adolescent
• ENGL 3830 - Writing Beyond the Academy
• ENGL 4810 - Writing for Teachers
• One literature elective for diversity (3 hours)
• One additional literature elective (3 hours)
• Two additional English electives (6 hours)
• HIST 2020 - Remaking the United States: Struggles for Freedom since the Civil War Era (CZ or HF)
• One approved statistics course

Additional Information and Notes

For admission to the Teacher Education Program (TEP): Earn a minimum 2.75 cumulative grade point average, a 2.75 average on all courses taken at UTC, a 2.75 GPA in education courses with no grade lower than C, and a 2.75 in content area courses with no grade lower than C.

For graduation: 2.0 GPA in all required major and related courses.

For graduation with licensure: 2.75 cumulative, 2.75 at UTC, 2.75 in education courses with no grade lower than C, and 2.75 in courses under Program Requirements with no grade lower than C.

Minimum of 39 hours of 3000 and 4000 level courses.

Electives to total 120 hours.

See Degree and Graduation Requirements  for additional requirements.

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